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— and working toward — a better
                                                                 world.



                                                                 Most importantly, help them connect
                                                                 with other changemakers. As teens
                                                                 demanding gun law reform are
                                                                 discovering, nothing inspires kids
                                                                 like other kids. And when they speak
                                                                 up together, young people can,
                                                                 through trial and error, eventually

                                                                 influence decisionmakers and re-
                                                                 shape the world.


                                                                 Based on the book
                                                                 The Parents’
                                                                 Guide to Climate

                                                                 Revolution.
                                                                 Copyright © 2018
                                                                 by Mary
                                                                 DeMocker.


                                                                 With Special
                                                                 Thanks to New
                                                                 World Library.

                                                                 Mary DeMocker is
      help teaching overall media literacy,
                                                               the author of The
      consult Commonsense Media.
                                                               Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution.
                                                               She uses the arts to fight for a livable
      Help them engage: Kids face
                                                               planet, and is cofounder of 350.org’s
      threats most of today’s parents never
      had to, including school shooters,                       Eugene, Oregon chapter. She lives
      online bullying, more frequent natural                   with her family in Eugene, and speaks
      disasters, shifting immigration                          frequently about creative ways to
      policies, and growing racism, sexism,                    make the world more healthy, just,

      and intolerance fueled by top                            and fun. Her website is
      government officials.  Parents can                       www.marydemocker.com.
      listen to children, ask questions, and
      help them engage in positive
      solutions. If kids want to share their
      perspective, help them find a
      microphone, column space, or

      leadership opportunities. Model what
      it looks like to be a citizen imagining
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